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firmware
[ furm-wair ]
/ ˈfɜrmˌwɛər /
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noun Computers.
a microprogram stored in ROM, designed to implement a function that had previously been provided in software.
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Origin of firmware
First recorded in 1965–70; firm1 + (soft)ware
Words nearby firmware
firmament, firman, firmer chisel, firmer gouge, firmly, firmware, firn, firnification, firn line, Firozabad, firry
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British Dictionary definitions for firmware
firmware
/ (ˈfɜːmˌwɛə) /
noun
computing a fixed form of software programmed into a read-only memory
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